At the foot of a Northern California harbor stands a monument dedicated to the men lost at sea. The list is lengthy with room for more. I visited this site several times during my stay. It feeds into the very thing I find fascinating, terrifying, motivating, and ultimately haunting – the unknown. How did these men end up in the sea? What went through their minds during their brief struggle? Where did their bodies end up? We will never know! Since we’re wired to constantly look for answers, this dilemma produces a lot of negative emotions. But what about reveling in it?
I’ve had some recent conversations with the Dane about our newest flick “Surely You Jest.” The unknown, nasty deed performed by the antagonist is throwing his view of the film into a tailspin. He was somewhat pissed about it, which I understand. But the great thing, albeit selfish on my part, is that it produced a great conversation about the story and even turned into a philosophical discussion. The Dane took the story to places that I never even thought of. This is why Mike and I are addicted to the unknown. We get to hear fascinating interpretations of the events and see how people’s thought process works.
We know we run the risk of irking people with these unknown elements but we’re a couple of crazy kids. This is our vision, warts and all…or only some.
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